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Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon behind them Volley’d and thunder’d Storm’d at with shot and shell, While horse and hero fell, They that had fought so well Came thro’ the jaws of Death, Back from the mouth of Hell, All that was left of them, Left of six hundred. Then they rode back, but not Not the six hundred. Flash’d all their sabres bare, Flash’d as they turn’d in air Sabring the gunners there, Charging an army, while All the world wonder’d: Plunged in the battery-smoke Right thro’ the line they broke Cossack and Russian Reel’d from the sabre-stroke Shatter’d and sunder’d. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volley’d and thunder’d Storm’d at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred. "Forward, the Light Brigade!" Was there a man dismay’d? Not tho’ the soldier knew Some one had blunder’d: Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. "Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!" he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. I am happy for you to type this up.Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. The Charge of the Light Brigade 4.5 (6 reviews) Flashcards Learn Test Match In what ways are the soldiers asked to risk it all in the poem Click the card to flip They are going towards guns and cannons with swords, and they were outnumbered.

(Be aware the Futility video uses an alternative structure to analyse – SMILE rather than SPECSLIMS) I have included a link to the two videos from today’s lesson on Charge of the Light Brigade as well as a useful video analysing Futility. Sibilance – repetition of s/sh sounds.Strong, relentless rhythm creates a fast pace imitating the cavalry moving forwards.Also emphasises the large numbers of men involved – ‘the six hundred’. Anaphora/Repetition – impending sense of doom.Use of indentation is repeated – could mimic the faltering of the charge.

Chronological order through 6 irregular length stanzas.

Also a suggestion of horror by the violent language.

The poet admires the bravery and sacrifice of the soldiers as they were determined to obey orders even though death was likely.

The poem describes a disastrous battle between British cavalry (soldiers on horseback) and Russian forces during the Crimean War (1853-56).

Half rhyme (seeds/sides) which makes the poem less formal and more conversational – how could this represent the poet’s views on war?.

This has the effect of the poem being gentle and not jumpy.

Futility is told like a narrative, not in a reverse order.

Direct language – addressing the reader with commands and questions.

Personification – nature as powerful but helpless.

Each stanza starts with a command – first is a practical instruction (move) and second is more philosophical (think).

Meters can be of various types, such as iambic and spondaic. The use of this pattern provides the poem a rhythm and melody. Total of 14 lines mimicking a sonnet but not accurately – why? Meter: In a work of poetry, the meter refers to the pattern of syllables in the way that they are stressed and unstressed.

The poem uses the soldier to question what the point is of life being created if it can be destroyed so easily.The poem describes the attempts to resuscitate an unconscious solider by moving him in to the sun. The poem is written by Alfred Lord Tennyson and it celebrates an act of bravery. The poem is set in France during World War One. This video shares question and answers of, The Charge of the Light Brigade.Use the SPECSLIMS structure to help you construct your response. For homework I have asked you to compare Wilfred Owen’s Futility to Tennyson’s Charge of the Light Brigade.